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Hirokazu Tanaka

Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka (田中 宏和, Tanaka Hirokazu, born December 13, 1957), sometimes credited as Chip Tanaka, is a Japanese musician, composer, and sound designer best known for his scores in various video games produced by Nintendo, including Metroid, Kid Icarus, Super Mario Land, Tetris, Mother, Dr. Mario, and EarthBound.

Besides writing music, Tanaka is also known for his role in designing and coding the Famicom and Game Boy audio hardware, along with co-designing the NES Zapper, Game Boy Camera, and Game Boy Printer.

Dr. Mario Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Dr. Mario 64 Nintendo 64 (N64)
Duck Hunt Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
EarthBound Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom
Gyromite Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Kid Icarus Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Mario Paint Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom
Mother Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom
Super Mario Land Nintendo Game Boy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nintendo Wii
Tetris Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) / Famicom Nintendo Game Boy
Tetris & Dr. Mario Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) / Super Famicom